Equity Light Exotics Find Favor In Hunt For Yield

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Equity Light Exotics Find Favor In Hunt For Yield

Interest in light exotic options on equity indices is increasing as institutional investors opt for the instruments in an effort to increase yield in the current low-yield environment. Light exotic options are so-named as they have an exotic payoff but can be statically replicated by a vanilla instrument.

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